Counter for toilet seat guard dispensers



Angl?, 1935. C. DMORTON 2,012,542

COUNTER FOR TOILET SEAT GUARD DISPENSERS Filed Jn, 5, 954 2 sheets-sheet1 I9 Zf/EEF fiar/s6 @0729.

Aug. 27, 193s. C, D. MQRTON 2,012,542

COUNTER FOR TOILET SEAT GUARD DISPENSERS Filed Jan. 1:5, 1954 2SheetS-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 27, `1935 COUNTER rois.'roILE'r y SEATGUARD t Y vDIsBENsERs@ Chants D-MrtouilwnFinest; YApplicatiomanuary-"15, 1934-, .seiiaLNm4 706,601:

Thefpresent inventionwrelates to an improved l type @of 'scoincontrolled toilet vseat'cover Aor guard dispenser-and: more particularlyto a dispenser havingimproved counting means forkeeping 125 ltrack-offthe .coversV orv guards vvas they are disypensed from the machineandiurthermore serving ameans for automatically locking y the coinv:receiving :mechanism to prevent the insertion--ofy coins 'intothemachine when the same is l0 emptys Y -V 'i ltlfis anl objectof-thisinventionvtowprovide'a` toiletfseatV cover or l'guard dispenserwithfcontrol imeanszfor `locking J the :machine when empty.

`It -is also anlrobject of this inventiontoprovide i5 an: improved typeof toilet seat guard dispenser having `a counting mechanism includingmeans forjautomatically locking the` coin receiving slot wlfien-theslasttoilet 4seat guard is discharged fromrI-thedispenser. y v v c2l.) Itisfafurther 'object ofi'lth'isfinventionLtopro- .videlan improved type'foftoilet seat guard! dis-Y penser wherein! the vdispensing mechanism! ofthe lmachine fis adaptedV to?A .be locked against operation 'byMma.counting ,mechanism which registers 25 Ythe guards as theyare'dispensed and automatical- 1yr-holds a kcontrolrnemmrfinia lookedfposition whereby :the coinl receiving slot of the.` machine .'isuclosedto.:prevent the insertion of Acoi-ns into the :machine when the same-isempty.

3,9 n`1It.isffurthermorearr/object of this inventiongto providean-improved-,toilet seat guard dispenserr v-withr 'an adjustablesupportwhereby thefdispenser housing may be raised; orlowered-onmdvedbackwardly'or forwardly=on atoilet bowl `on which 35 thedispenser is mounted.

Itiis-an importan-t object-ofithisinventionl'to -providefanimprovedtypeof toilet seatlguard dispenser` adapted to; be conveniently mounted on atoiletibowlbyzmeans of: an adjustabletbracket; said 450ldspensenenclosing 1a pad4 of foldedand connected toilet; seat, coversor;A guards-i adaptedA 'to-bez dispQHsediK-.oneat-a time by theoperation-Oife coin controlled mechanism which registers-the; covers or:guards-as they are discharged-fand- :further- 45 more-automaticallyvcauses locking; oi-a kcontrol mechanism when ythe last guard isdispensed so that 1 the; Coin, ireceivingtslot ofthe dispenser is lockedthereby preventing vthe insertion` of-icoins into the gdispenserwhen`thesame Ais empty. n r `Other and furtherl importantobj ectsj` ofythisinventionzzwilh beapparent ,from the disclosures infthefspecication andtheaccompanying` draw-.-

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The inventon f in a preferredl formliisgillus:

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adaptedtoa-be mountedm position nthe' tratedin1 the drawings andhereinafter vmore fully ,desribe'dnD l ,A l ;1 i On the drawings: l v yFigure lisa side elevation* of a toiletseat'guard l-dispenrserembodying-the VVprinciples 'of this l-in'- vention and illustratedmountedinV position fon a toilet bowl by meansof v`vthe -toilet seathinge y posts, l c i r-Figuref2is an enlarged fragmentary 'rearviewpenser supportingbracketf 1 of thedispenserillustratingtheladjustabledis'- Figure. 3 ist an. enlargedfvertical 1 detail section tekenen lineIII- IIIfofFigure 2L' yFigure 4 `is-aplan View of the lower-:halfoffthe` hack .plate ,of the .front .section of.I the dispenser.y F'Figure 5 is an enlarged front elevational view ois-the iront. sectionvofthe dispenser taken 'on linelV-V of Figure. 1.V i

Figure 6 illustrates a .fragmentaryy portion of i the interiormechanismof the'frontsectionfofithe L dispenser Withtheguard Adispensingmechanism omitted and Nillustrating the. counting mecha?- nism showingthe locked .positionfiofthecontrol 'y flever` in-.dotted lines. n n Y 1i. Figure 17 is a fragmentary, `.vertical 4detail i sec; AtionitakenonlineVIL-.VII ,of yFigure 6 kand illusytrating .the spring. controlledlatching; vpin 4in its outermos'tior released position.;.s` FigureB-.isadetailiragmentary.section similarv t0that,illustratediin'Figure7t=showingithespringf .controlled .latching `pin in its closed or,locking y p`ositior1. I .i Y.

Asg'shown on the drawings: .1 l Asilliistrated` in Figurel 11, fthe,reference, nuy *Y merelsv l indicates -a toilet bowl,` thegupperiire'ar' portion ofiwhich is equipped Witha pairzoffghinge '"fbolts orrposts 2Y on which aitoilet seat 3 ,s'hingedly' ,Thesinfiproved..K toilet:V seatgguard idispe rear] portion of itheitolet,bQWlLli i i, ,im pair of adjustable supporting. bracket 'Qik 1S` .t

Aof .bracketsfjcomprises afoot -plateffdbhgyipga pair voff intranetslots1,5, :therein to -rermit the .threadedwbolt .ends ofitheahinseposts tofbe pro# jected therethrough. 1 lI'heplurality of slots 511er-, mit the,`dispenser-t9 bemountedatdifferentdis tances from the rear end of.thefto-iletbow -f terallysformed Qn Vthe, rearmarginzoffthe ooti I'plate 4qandprojectiliglllpWaIdly therefrom isga channelcross-sectionedsuide member orales, Sete' tion.; The lower les .Sertiorris providedwithanv aperture` through .which a clamping '.bolt 1projects- Forming part Gieen of theribracketsiis an yupperleg section`Shaving aglongtildinal-fslot 55 eo f.

y magazine.

9opening through the lower end thereof to permit the upper leg sectionto be slidably engaged on the clamping bolt 1 to hold the leg sections 6and v8 clamped together in an adjusted position. The upper leg section8-is offset at I0 andhas the upper end thereof bent atan angle toA formamounting arm I I which is rigidly secured to the back wall of the rearsection V'or magazine I2 forming partofthedispenser. YThe adjustmentbetween. the `leg sections 6 andfSV permits the dispenser to `be"'raisedor lowered' with Vrespect to the top of the toilet bowl. The magazineI2is arranged to hold a pad of onerhundred toilet vseat covers or guardswhichare adapted ,to be dispensed one at a time from the machineagainst` ,Y

a guide or deflecting shield I3which is integrally formed on the lowermargin ofthe b'ack plate of f the magazine I2 as clearlyiillustrated inFigures 1 and 2. v.

`The toilet seat coversl or guardsare adapted to beqdischarged -fromthemachine by. means of va coin-controlled dispensing mechanisml 'mountedwithin a front casing or housingA I 4, which, when in Y itsyclosedposition as illustratedin Fig. 1, nts over .the -ba'ck'sectionormagazine I2. The toilet seat zcover-or guard dispensing mechanisms aresimilar .to. those illustratedv and` described in my copendingapplication for patent for a Toilet seat guard dispenser, filedv July15, v1932, U. vS. SerialNo. 622,685?l 'I'hetoiletseatcoversor. guardsare of the type disclosed in the 'application'hereinbefore4vreferred'torandare. of oval shape or of a shape complemental to theshape'ofth'e vtoilet seats and lhavethe middle .portions thereof cut toprovide `ailap'or apron-leaving an `opening in the middle u portion ofthe guard. i

.-.5'I'l1e"front casing orhousing. I4rv has the lower end thereofpivotally connected to the side flanges Tof the magazine I2. `Securedwithinthe rear portionofthei-casing;orihousing I4 is a partition orrear` plate I 5to divide .the `interior Vofthecasing 'into Va'closedzdispensing mechanism chamber andtaxrear vopen compartment orchamber adapted to t over the magazine .I2 to enclose .the pad -or stackof [toilet seat; guards. .The frontor main casing i of lthe l'dispenser.-is l adapted to be' locked tto themagazine'by means of. a key-operatedlock as illustrated and. described in my earlier application; By.'unlocking the main `casing the same ma'yzbev` swung downwardly into anopen position topermit afnew; pad of. seat 'covers or,` guards to bemounted in positionwithin the rear sectionor AThe guaddispenser is'adaptd'to be `c'ontrollrlid by .the depositing of a coin in' a coinreceiving slot v:I Ii."(Figure') provided in the top wall of thedis#'penserjhousing I4. 'The coin .slot I 6 continues downwardly through thetop wall of acoin lguide chute I1vmountedwithin theupperportionof thedispenser housing. A depositedcoin 'is permitted todrop downwardlythrough the vslot I6 into a vguide slot "i8 provided'in the chute "I.1.`Alcoin y of the closure .plate I5.

discharge opening vor slotI 9 is providedfne'ar one end of the dischargechute to permit a deposited coin tobe dischargeddownwardly out of thecoin l notclfi 29 in the lower edge thereof.

vthe operating bar 28 is provided with a pair of forming parts of thecoin chute I1. One end of one of the slots 24 is open and communicateswith an enlarged slot 25 provided in one of the side plates of the coinchute I1.

Pivotally mounted on one side of the coin chute Y I 1 is a springcontrolled pawl 26. A control roller 21 is supported on the pawl 26 andis positioned to coact with a cam .edge forming a part of the vinner endof the finger piece 2 I. The cam shaped end of the finger piece 2|coacting with the roller 21 acts to hold' the pawl 26 in' itsU releasedposition. vSlidably engaged in the upper portion of the housing I4adjacent the inner surface of the plate I5 isan actuating bar 28provided with a latching One .end of spaced teeth or projections 30projecting at right anglesfromthe bar and extending through the slot 25into the coin guide groove or passage I8 as clearly illustrated inFigure 6. The two teeth 30 'are-adapted to serve as stops against whicha coing3| is adapted .to be engaged *when the control pinor stud 23operated by the iinger piece 2I*is projected against one edge Aof thedeposited coin to permit actuation of 'the seatcover guard dis.-pensingmechanism. ,The Atwo coin slot .teeth 30 are spaced apart tolpermit the coinpushing pin or stud 23 to pass between .the teeth'SIJ.whenno coin is` deposited; thereby providing Van arrange.- mentpermitting the finger piece 2I to be actuated Without causing'operationiof the operatingbar 28 and the seat cover "guard1dispensing mechanismoperable thereby. When'a coin is deposited itdrops into a positionbetween .the stud 23 and vthe teeth 3U- so that when the' finger., piece2l is moved fromthe position illustrated'in Figure, 5

the cam edge thereof is moved out of engagement withthe roller 21,lthereby permitting the spring controlledpawl 26`to swing upwardly intothelatching notch 29 (Figure 6) when said notchV bar'28 is thus heldin alocked or latchedr position until the finger piece 2 I is released andis returned .into its normal position bythe action of;a` controlspring'321having one end thereof' connected with the ngerfpiece whilethe other end is connected to onei of the sidewalls of the housingll.

YWithV the return of thenger piece 2 I "to its nor- .released position,by thecam edge of the finger piece,V thereby' causing release of the`operating i bar 28. a 1

1 Pivotally lconnected to one end of theoperating l bar 28 is one .endof a link or connecting bar 33. 'I'he lower end of the connecting .bar33 is pivotally vconnected to aslidable or vertically 'reciprocatingframe or carriage34. A coiled control spring -35 isconnected tothe'connecting bar33 `and to fthe carriage -34 as illustrated in Figure5. Pivotally connected toY cross members of the' carriage (34 arethevupperends of"a "plurality of hinge members 36, 'the lower ends of whichare hingedly connected yto a. pair of seat 4cover guard dispensing shoes31,'"each1 of which is provided with a sponge rubber dispensing' cushionor pady 38. The partition'plate 'I 5 visi provided'with Aelongated slotsorope'nin'gs 39 through which the dispensing pads arefa'dapt'ed to beprojected:intov ther rear compartmentor magazine of the' dispenserinto'frictional `contact-With a portion of a Vfolded toilet seat"cove'orfgard/a lpad orstack: of which is final position the latching pawl 26is moved intoa supporter-mmm the magazinedz ,of tinaydis;`

4is actuated.regardlessof` whethera coin hasbeen Y depositedfinlthedispenser or not. :z1No dispensing of. a `toiletsseat guard fromlthedispenserc'asing is accomplishedpuntilz'f' the s'lidable carriag'ei34..is

moved'downwardlyv from the full: line position f ofFigure15-.With1the.padszprojected intofengagement with.A one ofitheguards inV the magazine.

ALcanaonlyibe accomplished by vthe depositing 'of a coin and athesubsequent operation. of the `finger DiecerZLuwi f Thezpads 31:: arevpro-jected. into engagement witlra toilet seatguard by a finger piececontrol mechanismlncomprising agcoiled spring 4I connected to the fingerpiece-ZI and to onesidefof anfarm 4225 The arml42ris securedtofonesidefnthe r)uppers end? of 'a guide llever 432my The :lower end"of:tlrelever 43 is pivotallyfs'ecured tozon'eside ofitheflowenlportionofthepartitionfplate I5. `A

slot.f'f44,isi=provided longitudinally in thejlever 43 forthec'reception'of 'a-roller :rotatably supported on one side of an arm45 the lower endr ofwhichv is pivotally supportedo'rr'the.carriage34.kSe- 'ingith'eouter-zend thereofpivotally connected to al bellficra'nkffwhich is'r pivotally supported'` `on 40.

oneiof'the upper corners `oizthe'carriage 34. z .The

bellf 'cranklmemberlis provided withy an open- 1 p `ingi'innneoffithetarmsthereof through Whichca ballrnelberfnlzprojects; The ballmember 48 visconn'ected-.to 'onefof the crossrods 65 ofwthe :carriagetowhichfthe hinge members 36 arecon+ s nected-:t When'thefbell crank 4.7isactuatedg-.the upper,crossrod is rocked `or partiallyrotatedto actuatethe 1 hinge n members. 3 6 '1to1 thereby swing the same `from y their,normal 'lowered position Y upwardly and out..through=the.plateopenings` 39 into :frictional gripping .contactwvith theforemostfldedtoiletseat guard in the magazine I2. t

" :Forhthe A.purpose ofclocking the `coin Vreceiving mechanism:sozthatcoins cannot be depositedin thedispenser whenfthe same is empty,a counting or. registering mechanism is provided in the dispenser andsoperableheach time 4a toilet'seat `guard Iisdischarged from themachinepso that when 2ftheV last guard ris dispensed a locking. mem--fb'e'rf willbef-automaticallyl moved" into position i beneath the coinreceiving slot I6 to prevent the I insertion ofAl :coins into anempty-dispenser; l

" Rotatably mounted1on=thepartition plate I5 lis la 'ratchet -Wheel 49`provided with 100 teethfto vcorrespond?with the number. ofv toilet'seatcovers yor guards usuallylprovided inf'each .padfof guardsl mountedinltlre dispensermagazinevk I 2; l 'Ther side Y ofltheratchet 'Wheel/'49which is disposedradja- `centtheuipartition plate: .I5 iis 'providedwitha ycirculan.gracluat'ed "scal'e'zSIL'A in the presentsin.-

stance `fdivlid'eii int'oi.increments of '5;:fas1. clearly:lllustratedinfFgure 4.- Each-time a guard isdis-'p'nsedifromithesmachine thetratchet4 wheel 49.'is rotated-ll/Ith :of farevolution bymeanscofian operatingiratchetiorcpawl 5 Theicircularjscale-IIuis .observable through a sight openingiprorvideddn the partition:.plate;lliiiLAlsofcoacting .zwithithe teethofthe.ratchetiwheelz49eismastop A 'ratcheteornpawl 53-`vvhichw is iipivotally supported'onttliegplateV I51rand lis :controlledby means;` ofi: spring. 54.Thefoperating..pawln-5Iiisfspringe controlled.r and isrpivotallymounted'on onexsde of. a counter actuating leverror "ban x55; :whichs lpivotally supported on the ;stubashait,:onr;which the ratchetwheelf49sis mounted. Pivotally.ssupr` -portedaonfthe upper-send `off-'thecounter-.control -1ever 55 is :as coin` 'opening 1 closure-bar:,orlboltr156 'having-a longitudinally disposed slot; omlnotch k51:xprovided in:.zoneigendz thereof; tof permit the latching bolt to.slidezover Ythezcoin actuatingrpin or stud '23.`Aslclearly,lillustrated'iinziFigure 6,Vj

AtheaclosuretboltrSItlhas 'thel notchedzendzithereof slidably projectediintoa themoin receivingf ,slotgdl f 'andgwhenffin .closingnpositioniias illustratedain dottedflines in``Figures6,fis Dositioned-cheneath`the coin, .freceivingf :sloti :I 6; jto preventthez insertion 'of -La'coin finto." the dispenser;4 When the closure bolt 5,6 `SisI inaclosing' positionaas, :shown inidotted lines iniFigure v6,1.'.the.operating-.lever 5511s locked in. .the dotted linexpositionfillustratedinFigures .ported on l one end-.Jof-.a strap Vspringl= mounted :ononeisid'ebf the control; 1ever155 beneaththe f pivotal supporti-thereof;The latchin'g pin; 58

.Y projects throughan opening in the .lev.er;:55fintorictional@contactdzvith one surfacepfsthe'iratchet wheel 49 which servesto hold the latchingnpin `58 inritsfreleased :position l asY illustratedFigure 7; The ratchet wheel 49 lis'provided withamapere ture:BIIiWhichtwith the loperation of. ftheu'ratchet wheelj,'49;jisadaptedrto'f be gradually advanced towardathe latching pin 58 until thelastlz toilet seat cover" or guard` 'isz discharged from.: :the dis`penser .When; z the; .aperture` i60 iis s brought into register -fwithLthe. pin receiving iopening .of.;. the control, levern fthereby;permitting they spring `49?A to automatically:projectcthe latchinggpi'nI58 interne/aperture torasinustratedFiguras. v

When the; latchingfpini'gBS 4is moved.l out ofcthc aperture; 6U "the:control fleverf55A is :movedifron'lv the ,dotted'linepositionlofxFigurefG into-,the full line lpositionbyzmeans.ofa coiledcontrol-spring SIWhich '-isconnecteditothe lower end; ofpthe leverland-to .a pinf or post; secured onzthe v lower portiontof fthepartitioniplate: I 5 as :clearly illus,-

tratedfin "Figure 6. Forrthe purpose of l'limiting therpivotalswing ofthe icontrolglever 55, ;said.A`v` leverisprovided 'with .a pinori'studV-fGZrwhich vprojects intofanfa'perturc lor opening 63IprovidedY.

FigureA; y; The stop'rpin 621-is of 'less diameter-:than

in the: partition :plate: ,I 5 asV clearly illustratedxin the diameter.,ofvthe .openingl 63 *so that; thexpin mayfibelswungfromfone side tothe othersof A:said Y opening,y to limit 4the-pivotal;'swing'of 'the'lever. When lthe latching .pin 58 is engagedfxin: iLthe `apertureofithl'ezratchet.wheelz 49, fthepcoin slot that xnof coin A.can .be`inserted? into,v the-,dispenser whenthe sameJisfempty.'When-the-*dispensergTis empty an attendant unlocks -the housing d4 andswingsfthe same downwardlyitofpermit a new'pad of. toiletV seat. coversor' guards `tor` be 'inserteglinfthe emagazine- I2; .f When the-housingis open,

-thezcoin` chute; closure mechanism is released-by merely insertinglapencilfor; a-Lpointed ;object Vthrough Van aperture 64,in the .partitionpla-,tetu andintothe aperture-.50 of, the 'ratchet'ffwheelg .topushstheflatchpin 58ffromthe.locking-:position showni-ingFigureaintoitsIreleased,positiongilluse- Y 'tratar-immensi. :Assqenfasithelatchf-pn 58' lbrackets.- f

is released', .the control spring; .'6 l `swings thefop 4erating lever.55 iromrthe locked dotted line'posi.-

tion ofFigure .6.back. intorits-normal .full line position., Attentioniscalle'dzto'.v the fact 'that .thez circular graduated scale 5 0 on onesurface of tlie'xratchetI wheel 49^is soarranged that the 100 4marlrisobservable throughithe sight opening.: 52

when themagazine is full'. Itzwill vbe noted that withieachrevolutionofthe ratchet/Wheel 49?. a .completevpad Vof toilet fseat guards or covershas .beena dispensed from the machine and the aperi ture; 60 ,iskbroughtintoregister permitting the .flatching pin. 58. to `.be`ai'itomatically projected intozsaidzaperturexto move, the vcoinopeningjclof sure bolt 55^intoclosed position... I

. The operation is as follows` f -l The improved dispenser withtheadjustable supporting; bracket isi .adaptedoto kbemounted on a l .toilet-bowl yas illustrated-in Figure 1 yby means of theftoiletncover hingeposts .2. E The slotted .reet

l .4r of. thebracket arezadapted tov'be positionedso that.1the f hingeposts. 2* project through :either thefront or the rear slot 5vtoposition thedis-r ipenser at a selected distance rfrom the front of`the toilet.V Thedispenser housing' I4, by means oftheIverticaladjustingfeatures Yof the bracket, A

may be raised orlowered 'with .respect to the'top of the Ytoilet bowl:by releasing the clampingbolts 1f and shifting. the slotted bracketfmembersb =with respect Lto' the .guide members 6 formingganwintegralpart,y of` the'base portions-'of the Witha'fu1l pad oftoilet. seatcovers orguards mounted .in the' magazine (I2ffof thedispenser, and with -thelatching pin. 58.in its releasedposition :asillustrated inf Figurell, a coin of a required "den'omination `may beinserted into the coin :receiving slot l'.- Since the closure .bolt 56isxin its retracted'position ,they deposited coin is permitteduto falldownwardlygzinto Ythe, slot `'I8 between the coin. pusher Ipin'or stud.23 and the teethj provided on` oneend of V,the operating bar- 28.1'After'the'dpositing `of'a coin lan opf'eator has inerelyv to actuateitheiingerapiece` 2| thereby-'causingthecontrol spring 4| to actuate thearm-42 andthe main lever 43 ltocaus'e op'- eration of the Varms 45and146 ywvhrzreby the bell` crank 41 -Will-be/actuatedto causerocking ofthe upper `crossrod 65 ofi the 'carriage'. Rocking yof 4theic'zross'rod65 servestofcaus'e simultaneous'` upward'swingingcf theiounhingemembe'rs y36 to causethe friction :pads 'Saitov Abe"'};rojected through the plate openingsl 3,9 into contact'with ailifoldedportionV of the' :outermost toilet seat guard-*in the dispenservmagazine 1,2.".Withlthe operation ofthe "iingenpieoef'Zi', the"v pusherpin loristud 23 engages the .periphery ofthe deposited Cin Vand. forcesthe sameagainst. thefztee'th. 30 to "slidably move" the actuating bar? 128; which in.

turn causes the travelin'gcarriage-'to move' downward-ly from 'the'.position illustrated in Figure, 5Y to cause theadvanced 'endof'theengageld .toilet i toi through' the'f'discharg'e Opening in vthebottom of 4the housing' I4 against the guide apron I3.` r With the`advanced vend of "a toilet seatguard .projected YagainsttheV guideapron I3, the-person loperating :the machine `has merely to ,pull the vguard out A,of thesdispenser-housingl into. aposi'-4 -tioniltocover thetop of 'the ytoilet seat 3. IWhen 4theliin'gerffpiec'ie '2l isoperated-after the deposit'.A

mntofgithe .actuating bar 28 'brings the fend of 'the' Q`s1o`tf66thereof into engagement with the pin i'61 "cartiedfbyl the fupper endofthe comi-control 'lever i155 thereby. causing the coin lcontrollever55 to swing from the full line position offFigure Gzinto .the dottedlinepositionito slide the closure bolt'z56 inwardly inthe coinfslot.I8xand at the same timel cause the ratchet or pawl-5l to cause the'ratchet wheel 49 torotate 1/ 100th of." aurevo- 1ution.1 jIt will ithusbe notedthaty the aperture in the ratchet wheel. 'is gradually advancedntoward the position ofthe latchingpin each bolt 5B into positionbeneaththe .coin receiving slot i6 to close the machine against the..furtherinsertion of coinswhen themachine is emptypv.

,.With.. the improved `counting or registering' mechanism and the coinopening closure. mechanism, it is impossible for anyone to insert a.coin intothe dispenser when the same is empty. '.The arrangementfurthermore is an indication'for anfattndant'to advise that thedispenser needs reloading.. 1 l i L' It'will of ,course be understoodthat various detailsjof construction may bevaried through Iii a; wideyran'gewithout departing fromftheup'rim ciples of-this'invention, anditLis thereforenot the purpose to Vlimit the patentgranted hereonotherwise than. necessitated by the'scope; of the appended claims. x

I claim as my invention:

1. The'fcombinationfwith'al vcoin-controlled f .form dispenserhaving acoin receiving opening therein, cfa coin control mechanism in the dis-f.

penser, a counting mechanism, means connecting the same for. operationbythe coin control .mechanism each timea formis discharged from-thedispenser, `a closure member movable-by'said means .across the coinreceiving opening,- anda control device' connectedv with said countingmechanism for, holding the closure member in, a closing position. acrosssaid opening to obviate Athe insertion of ycoins in the .dispenservwhenthe last/form is dischargedfrom thedispenser.

2. The L combination with. an article dispenser and the'coin-controlmechanism thereof; of` aclosurememberfa `counting mechanism, a. slidablebar connecting vthe closure member and. said counting mechanism foroperation `by the coin control mechanism', and a control means coact.-ing with the'counting mechanism when'the last article is dischargedVfrom the dispenser to lock thecounting mechanismandsaid closure memberagainst further operation to obviate"thefinr-y sertion offa coin intothe coin-control mechanism when the dispenser is empty. n

3. In an articledispenser,4v the combination with an article dispensingmechanism, a coin-control means for operating'the same to cause articlesto be dischargedjfromthe dispenser one ata time each time .a coin isinserted into the dispenser,

a vcounting mechanism, means connecting the sameto the dispensingmechanism to beoperated by .the coin control mechanism, a coin openingclosure `member operable by said means, and a latching devicecoactingwithfthev counting meche anism Lto 4lock the same against operation whenthe dispenser isempty and furthermore hold the closure vmember'positioned to'prev'ent'the inser-` tion-of consinto thcoincontrolfmeans,'f

the counting mechanismagainst'operation When4 the last article isdischarged from the .dispenser to prevent the insertion oi coins intothe dispenser when the same is empty.

f 5. In a coin-controlled article dispenser, a coin control means, aratchet Wheel rotatably supported in the dispenser and having anopening.

therein, a spring controlled pivoted lever mount-y l ed to be operatedby the: coin control means, `a paWl on said lever for operating theratchet Wheel each time an articlefis discharged from the .dispenser,means on the ratchet Wheel for indicatv ing the number of articlesdispensed, a closure member connected to said lever .andvm'ovablethereby into a closing position to prevent the in'- sertion of coins inthe dispenser, and aspling controlled latching means carried by thelever to automatic-ally project into the ratchetwheel opening when apredetermined numberx'of ar.-

ticles havebeen dispensed to hold they closure member in a closingposition.

"15 CHARLES D. MoR'roN. n i

